Classics… Movie #158 2020: Chinatown (1974) 18 May 202014 May 2020 The weirdest thing about this movie is that I distinctly remember quite enjoying it at the time. What I can't remember distinctly is what the hell it was all about.…
Drama… Movie #157 2020: Hunt For The Wilderpeople (2016) 18 May 202014 May 2020 Taika Waititi is quickly becoming one of the world's best current directors, and that's a fact. Before the phenomenal Hollywood success of his blockbusters Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit came…
Classics… Movie #156 2020: Clue (1985) 17 May 202013 May 2020 We all know the board game. (Fun fact: It's actually named Cluedo in the UK, no idea why). We all know the characters. We know the murder weapons, the rooms…
Comedy… Movie #152 2020: The World’s End (2013) 15 May 202012 May 2020 We end our whistle stop tour of the Cornetto Trilogy with its thrilling conclusion: The World's End. Perhaps the most 'British' of the trilogy, (yes, they're all very British, but…
Uncategorized Movie #146 2020: Shaun of the Dead (2004) 12 May 20209 May 2020 Yeah, yeah, I hear you. ''You've not seen Shaun of the Dead before?!'' Shut your pie hole. Why would I have seen it before? Because everyone in the Kingdom of…
Coming of Age… Movie #136 2020: Mistress America (2015) 7 May 20205 May 2020 Baumbach, Baumbach, Baumach. I'm sure you're getting bored with my constant hard-on for him, so I'll keep this as brief as possible. I couldn't resist, what you gonna do about…
Cerebral… Movie #130 2020: The Conversation (1974) 4 May 20202 May 2020 Finding 'classics' to watch that will broaden your knowledge of film is difficult sometimes. I get that. What if you find it boring? What if you don't love it as…
Animation… Movie #127 2020: Trolls (2016) 3 May 20203 May 2020 Why do Dreamworks animations get such a bad reputation? Sure, they have some clunkers (*cough* Bee Movie), but they have some great stuff! (Shrek, Shark's Tale, to name a few).…
Art House… Movie #126 2020: High Life (2018) 2 May 202030 Apr 2020 Back to the immersion into MUBI now, with a high concept, science fiction space horror from director Claire Denis. High Life tells the gripping tale of a group of death…
Classics… Movie #125 2020: Duck Soup (1933) 2 May 202029 Apr 2020 Wow, 1933. This is the oldest film so far on TQR, and it's probably always going to be the oldest! Duck Soup is one of those classics that everyone has…
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